Citroen ZX CentralLocking

mezuk04 · Unread post by **mezuk04** » 07 Dec 2005, 12:27

Mother has just informed me that the doors wont open using the remote fob. When i had the car Wilkobob fitted a 'remote central locking' kit into the door pillar wires so i could open the door from far back instead of struggling with the crappy fob against the windows for the car to open.

Unfortuantly this box started playing up a couple of months back by clicking and just not doing what it was told so i told mother to go back using the 'original' central locking fob for the car, however this now wont open the doors at all so now she has to open with the key.

The passenger side door has never been 'right' since it got a screwdriver in it and my stereo and boot changer pinched etc etc so got a replacement door from the scrappers (about a year ago now) which ruined the whole car really.

A couple of months ago mother was having a problem with this replacement door (front passenger side) in the form that it wouldnt open sometimes so i took out the lock and just lubed it etc etc and all is fine in that respect.

So should i remove this 'remote locking box kit' and see if that works as that could be making the original fob now not work or could it be something more sinister.

Im off for something to eat and to remove the plastic trim off the inside of the boot itself (those side bits of plastic that clip underneath the central bit of plastic that hides the boot lock as its flapping since the catches broke and also the actual boot itself had snapped off around where the catches go into to secure. So im gonna have a play with that.

jeremy · Unread post by **jeremy** » 07 Dec 2005, 14:39

If a redifferent control unit has been fitted I expect the original has been disconnected.

Why bother - just use the key. Incidentally on a standard setup with plip the lock in the passenger door will not operate the locking system. The reason is the controller used the wiring which would otherwise operate the door lock.

mezuk04 · Unread post by **mezuk04** » 07 Dec 2005, 15:24

No the original locking fob still worked even with the remote locking fob/box was installed hence why i said for her to start using the original one again when this box was playing up which up until now has been fine to be used (the original) but now she has to use the keys.....so im just wondering could it be the locking itself

wilkobob · Unread post by **wilkobob** » 07 Dec 2005, 16:45

Sounds like the central locking has died on it. What do those other fob things do now? maybe a wire has come loose or a fuse may have gone. Might get chance to have a look at weekend.

mezuk04 · Unread post by **mezuk04** » 07 Dec 2005, 17:03

wont know until i get to look at the car at the weekend....still waiting for that tenner